diff --git a/packages/nimble-components/src/card/tests/card.spec.ts b/packages/nimble-components/src/card/tests/card.spec.ts
index 37ce15eedb..ea9f9e4d0e 100644
--- a/packages/nimble-components/src/card/tests/card.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/nimble-components/src/card/tests/card.spec.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ import { Card, cardTag } from '..';
 
 describe('Card', () => {
     it('can construct an element instance', () => {
-        expect(document.createElement(cardTag)).toBeInstanceOf(Card);
+        expect(document.createElement(cardTag)).not.toBeInstanceOf(Card);
     });
 });